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Post by cabintom on May 7, 2015 5:57:01 GMT -8
I'm wondering if someone would be able to help me sort through the Neptis laeta group? I haven't been able to find descriptions of each of those species, so that's made things difficult... Anyways, these may all be the same variable species, or a number of different ones. If you look closely there are a number of differences between the specimens pictured. 1) The number & shape of dots in/around the FW cell. 2) Shape of the white FW band (and the indentation created by vein 4 3) Number of marginal lines, both FW and HW (and how developped they are) 4) Breaks in the marginal lines (especially evident on the underside) 5) Shape of the white HW band (especially the shape along the edge, curved or squared) 6) Underside markings at the base of the HW  |
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Post by africaone on May 8, 2015 3:50:29 GMT -8
You enter in one of the most difficult African genus.
Breeding experiments demonstrated that quite similar habitus hides groups of species.
Fortunetely genitalia gave sometimes good results into groups of similar sp.
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Post by cabintom on May 8, 2015 6:54:18 GMT -8
You enter in one of the most difficult African genus. Breeding experiments demonstrated that quite similar habitus hides groups of species. Fortunetely genitalia gave sometimes good results into groups of similar sp. You're about the 3rd expert to say this!  I'm thinking the top one is probably N. serena, and then based on the shape of the FW & HW bands, as well as the markings in the FW cell, I've grouped the next 3 together, and the last 3 together. So my guess is that I've got 3 separate species. |
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